Conexus

CIO

Conexus  •  Irvine, CA (Onsite)  •  25 days ago
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Job Description

CIO


Seeking a customer-centric, business-minded technology leader to elevate how technology enables growth, enhances the customer experience, and transforms team operations. This role partners closely with leadership to shape the next phase of digital and operational transformation at a company known for strong culture, design-forward approach, and innovation.

Purpose:

  • Elevate technology as a strategic business partner
  • Enhance the end-to-end customer eCommerce experience
  • Transform systems, tools, and workflows
  • Leverage AI and automation to improve efficiency and outcomes
  • Build a high-performing, business-aligned technology organization
  • Drive data-driven, intuitive digital capabilities
  • Partner with sales, marketing, and operations leaders
  • Streamline systems and reduce complexity
  • Drive adoption across field and corporate teams
  • Balance innovation with growth goals and ROI

Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Leadership & Vision: Align technology strategy with growth goals; drive innovation and business-outcome focused initiatives
  • Team Leadership & Development: Build and lead a high-performing IT team; foster collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
  • Consumer-Centric Solutions: Enhance the customer journey; lead digital transformation and implement data-driven, customer-focused solutions
  • Technology & Innovation: Enable innovation across the organization; improve how homes are sold, built, and delivered
  • Strategic Partnerships: Manage vendors and partners to deliver effective, outcome-driven solutions
  • Applications, Data & Analytics: Oversee application development, integrations, and advanced analytics to drive decisions and outcomes
  • Security & Infrastructure: Ensure strong cybersecurity, data privacy, and reliable infrastructure
  • Financial & Risk Management: Manage budgets, optimize investments, and oversee risk, continuity, and disaster recovery

Qualifications:

  • Leader-first mindset with strong business acumen and ability to build AI-enabled teams
  • 10+ years of progressive IT leadership in complex environments;
  • Direct to consumer industry and eCommerce experience required
  • Proven executive influence, leadership maturity, and stakeholder trust-building
  • Experience leading AI strategy and customer-centric digital transformation
  • Bachelor’s required; Master’s preferred

Skills:

  • Broad technical depth across infrastructure, platforms, applications, data, and cybersecurity
  • Experience with enterprise platforms, integrations, and scalable architecture
  • Strong cybersecurity, data privacy, and risk management expertise
  • Ability to evaluate vendors and emerging technologies
  • Proven IT strategy execution aligned to business outcomes
  • Experience leading large-scale enterprise initiatives
  • Strong business acumen and cross-functional partnership experience
  • Demonstrated team leadership and culture-building capability
  • Financial management and budgeting expertise
  • Strong communication and executive presence
  • Experience leveraging data for decision-making

Team Leadership & Culture:
Embody values of humility, empowerment, authenticity, results, and teamwork while fostering trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Build, develop, and elevate technology talent.

Conexus

About Conexus

Conexus is a Southern California-based recruiting firm with offices in Glendale, Playa Vista, and Irvine. Our expertise and focus is recruiting for roles in Finance, Accounting, Technology, and Human Resources. We provide Executive Search, Direct Hire, and Interim Workforce solutions to Fortune 500 companies; small to mid-cap public corporations; P/E firms; P/E portfolio companies; VC-backed startups; and growing, middle-market organizations in a variety of industries. We service clients throughout Southern California, primarily in the greater Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego markets.

Common Finance searches:

- Chief financial officer

- Chief accounting officer

- VP / SVP of finance

- VP/ SVP of accounting

- Controller

- Treasurer

- Manager / director of finance

- Manager/ director of accounting

- Tax manager / director / VP

- Audit manager / director / VP

- AP / AR / payroll management

- CPA / MBA / MBT / CIA / CISA / CFA / CTP

Common Technology Searches:

- CTO, CIO, CISO, CDO, SVP / VP / director of technology

- Application development

- Website development

- Quality assurance testing

- Dashboard creation

- Software implementation & upgrades

- Technology implementation

- Cyber security projects

- Data analytics initiatives

- Portfolio management

- Program management

- Project management resources (business & technology)

- Business analysis & requirement gathering

- Software evaluation and selection

- Product development resourcing

Common Human Resources searches:

- CHRO

- CPO

- SVP / VP / director of human resources

- Organizational effectiveness

- Diversity, equity & inclusion

- Total rewards and recognition

- HR business partners

- Talent & learning development

- HR systems consulting

- Interim coverage: HRBP and COE expertise

- Contract recruiting

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
Year Founded
2012
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